(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
trad. 東拼西湊
Also written 東拼西湊【dōng pīn xī còu】
Characters in this word
4东
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surname Dong
- Pinyin
- Dōng
- Traditional
- 東
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 5663 of 2500
拼
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to piece together; to put together, to pool (resources etc); to share, to risk all; to go all out, to spell (words)
- Pinyin
- pīn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5400 of 2500
西
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the West, abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2], Spanish
- Pinyin
- Xī
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2156 of 2500
凑
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to gather together, pool or collect, to happen by chance, to move close to, to exploit an opportunity
- Pinyin
- còu
- Traditional
- 湊
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 13738 of 2500